Poverty Rate in Washington Parish, LA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
24.3% +93.0% vs nat'l
Rank #2,963 of 3,222
8th percentile

How Washington Parish Compares

Washington Parish
24.3%
Louisiana Average
24.3%
Rank #48 of 64 in state
National
12.6%
93.0% above

National Distribution

Where Washington Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Washington Parish: 24.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,960 Guaynabo Municipio, PR 24.3%
#2,961 Chaves County, NM 24.3%
#2,962 Bamberg County, SC 24.3%
#2,963 Washington Parish, LA 24.3%
#2,964 Macon County, AL 24.3%
#2,965 Rolette County, ND 24.3%
#2,966 Letcher County, KY 24.4%
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Poverty Rate in Washington Parish, Louisiana

Washington Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 24.3%, which ranks #2,963 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 93.0% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Louisiana, Washington Parish ranks #48 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 8th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.